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It has also been requested in the past that NTP configuration be made available so that dLive can sync from a central time source.
Some have argued that this is unnecessary as NTP is not available on most audio networks but I’d respond to that by saying that as time goes on the worlds of production and IT are coming ever closer together.
For anything more complex than a single console there are many devices on the production network that have the facility to show the time and they should ideally all be accurate and consistent.
Sourcing time from a single point using NTP would mean only one place to maintain and open up the possibility of setting all clocks from an accurate time source automatically for those of us who have the facility to do so.
I get not putting this in the smaller consoles but dLive is flagship and likely to be used in systems where things like NTP are available or could be set up.

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I’d agree.
I run an APC 1U 450VA in my CDM32 rack and it’s fine powering the CDM32, 2 DX168s, a C1500, 2 Cisco switches and a single laptop.
Add a second laptop and it gets upset.
1200VA should be plenty.

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It’s the nature of computer network connections. A computer will not pass network traffic from one interface to another unless you install some kind of router software and even if you did that I don’t think it would work as the 2 interfaces would have to be on different subnets.
Best bet is a switch to connect the 2 devices to a wireless access point configured as a wireless bridge.

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Hi Nicola

The sample you designed is great and I was able to set up profiles for all of the members of the band I BE for quickly by directly editing the XML, each on a separate user as per your design.
My issue is that I also do quite a bit of corporate work, weddings etc. where I will have an unknown band with variable number of members on IEMs (occasionally more than 10) so I’d like to have a generic profile attached to a single user where I could select the AUX send for each user quickly to allow one-off musicians to use their phones for IEM control.
OneMix is just too fiddly to configure on the fly for these shows as even for the same band name a bunch of different people may turn up each show and there’s rarely time available to get OneMix configured, not to mention the fact that it’s Ipad only.

Is there some simple way you can configure what AUX all of the faders are controlling from maybe a drop down list on the last tab so it’s tucked out of the way during normal use?
If not consider that a feature request 🙂

Cheers

James

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This place has gone very quiet…..

Cross posted the above onto the Facebook unofficial dLive group and got a response within a couple of hours from Ben Morgan at A&H so it seems that platform is much more active these days.
If you’re not already a member get yourself added to that group.

Just in case anyone else wants to know the answer, both GigaACE and FibreACE can be used in redundant configuration to connect a secondary surface to a C Class Mixrack.
The multi-surface guide was slightly confusing but Ben is going to correct that for us.

Thanks Ben!!

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As with my request yesterday for information on redundancy options using GigaACE or FibreACE cards in C class racks it seems that the manuals for those cards could do with a bit of fleshing out.

Convert mode seems a bit of a waste of a card slot which could be better used for additional connectivity.
If I was looking for a fibre solution for primary surface connection I think I’d look at converters external to the dLive ecosystem unless I happened to have free slots and FibreACE cards to spare.

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I reported this issue to support months ago, I think it was last year.
Was definitely around in the 1.7 days, I know I’ve done at least 2 firmware updates where I’ve looked to see if it was fixed, maybe more.
What I hadn’t realised was that a reboot of the surface is a workaround, good to know.
I’d been reassigning the soft keys to something different and then back again, painful if you have many DCA spills.

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I believe early versions of iLive firmware had DCA metering active but the feature was removed due to a combination of user requests and confusion according to a post by stix in the iLive forums 8 years ago.
As he said there, it would be nice as an option that could be enabled if wanted.

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Hi Espen

I reported the DCA spill LED issue to A&H a couple of weeks ago.
They tested and confirmed it as a bug to be resolved in future firmware.

Cheers

James

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I queried the lack of published prices for dLive at the dLive training course last month.
Bottom line is there will never be a “published to the masses” price list for dLive.
A&H are determined to keep the good reputation that the console has already got and don’t want to risk bad reviews from people who have bought the wrong system for the job with a few clicks on a web site.
In order to ensure this you have to interact with an authorised dLive dealer, just drop them an email with what you want prices on and they’ll send them.
I don’t think you’ll get prices from distributors as they don’t sell directly to end users.
Theory is if it sounds like you need help spec’ing out a system the dealer will dive in and help but if you know exactly what you want and it’s obvious you know what you’re talking about then it’s just like the olden days before ordering stuff consisted of a couple of mouse clicks…….. ask for a price, receive quote, plan purchase and buy.

I know these days that might seem strange but you when you know why it’s done like that it does make sense.

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You don’t.
The IDR IS the mixer, you only have one IDR so you only have one mixer.
The T112 and I guess T80 are control surfaces, not mixers. Think of them as big expensive remote controls for the IDR, they are not mixers and without an IDR (each) they do nothing.
There is no way to attach 2 control surfaces to a single IDR MixRack.

If you wish to use what you have as a FOH/Monitor configuration you’ll need another IDR and a network card (ACE is the cheapest option although Dante gives more flexibility and functionality) in slot B of both IDRs.
The onboard ACE socket goes to the surface, the slot B interface connects the 2 MixRacks.

The good news is you don’t need another IDR the same size if you use a digital split in this way, an IDR16 will suffice.

This document shows connections using ACE.

https://www.allen-heath.com/media/Understanding-Ace-rev-18dec12.pdf

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More info needed.

Hire or buy?
What part of the world are you in? Remember the Internet is a global resource, not much good recommending UK suppliers if you’re in the States, Australia, or somewhere even more exotic.

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Dante FW Update Manager Install Fails

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Seek and ye shall find……..

This might help

xDR Port B inputs

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All live for me too, never done the studio thing.
There’s loads of great tricks you can do with DCAs.
I generally assign one to all vocal channels and one for everything but vocals (labelled EBV), lets you get a quick “vocals on top” balance with just 2 faders.
Just remember your DCA is like a remote control for the channel faders of every channel that it’s assigned to, so your post-fade aux levels will ride with it as well. That’s usually what you want, ride the vocals DCA and the vocal effects sends ride with it keeping the balance correct.

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